Franklin IC-135 User Manual

Electronic Publishers

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For Use with the Franklin

Digital Book System

®

IC-135

™

F

DIGITAL BOOK

OXFORD

STUDENT’S

DICTIONARY

A Learner’s Dictionar

HEBREW

y

User’s Manual

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Contents

Key Guide ..................................................... 4

Installing the Digital Book.............................. 6

Changing the Language................................ 7

Viewing a Demonstration .............................. 8

Looking up English Words ............................ 9

Translating Hebrew Words............................11

Finding Phrases ............................................ 12

Finding English Inflections ............................ 13

Highlighting Words in Definitions .................. 14

Finding English Spellings .............................. 15

Playing the Games........................................ 16

Sending Words Between Books....................18

Digital Book System®.................................... 19

Specifications ................................................ 21

Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ......................... 22

✓ About Screen Illustrations

Some screen illustrations in this User’s Manual
may vary slightly from what you see on screen.
These variations do not mean that this digital book
or your Digital Book System is malfunctioning.

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Introduction

The Oxford English/Hebrew Student’s Dictionary digi­tal book is a portable and powerful way for speakers
of Hebrew to learn English.

Using this digital book, you can look up English defi­nitions by entering either Hebrew or English words.
And you can view the menus and messages in either
Hebrew or English.

Dictionary entries for English words include pronunci­ation and grammatical information, multiple defini­tions, and phrases showing how English words are
actually used.

Y ou can also find the inflections of English words,
check and find English spellings, and play entertain­ing games that build your knowledge of English.

✓ About Keyboards and Keys

• This digital book can be used in any Digital Book
System. Digital Book Systems with an HB after
their model numbers have Hebrew/English key­boards. When using other Digital Book System
models, refer to the keyboard diagrams in the
Key Guide of this manual to type Hebrew char­acters.

• Keys not documented in the User’s Manual have
no effect in Digital Book System when you are
using this digital book.

3

Key Guide

BACK
CARD
CLEAR

ENTER

HELP

GAMES

LIST
MENU
MORE

ON/OFF

SHIFT
SPACE

SPEC

CARD

DN or UP

DN/UP

*

?

.

SHIFT

Backs up, erases a letter, or stops highlight.
Exits the digital book.
Clears a search.
Enters a word or phrase, selects a menu

item, or starts the highlight in entries.
Shows a help message.
Shows games to select.
Shows inflected forms.
Shows the main menus or Entry screen.
Shows phrases containing a word.
Turns the Digital Book System on or off.
Shifts keys to type capital letters, etc.
Types a space or pages down.

or

No effect.

SAY

Sends a word to another digital book.
Move in the indicated direction.

(At Entry screen,

accents a letter).
Page down or up.
Zoom down or up.
Show the next or previous entry, phrase,

or inflections.
At Entry screen, types a ? to stand for a

letter in word. At dictionary entries,
shows the headword.

*

?

.

At Entry screen, types an ✽ to stand
for a series of letters in a word.

4

Key Guide

DBS-1-HB, DBS-2-HB

DBS-2D-HB

5

Installing the Digital Book

Y ou must install this digital book before you can use
it. WARNING: Never install a digital book when the
Digital Book System is on. If you do, information that
you have entered in any other installed digital
book(s) may be permanently erased.

1. Turn off the Digital Book System.

2. Install the digital book into a slot on the back.

3. Press

4. Adjust the screen contrast of Digital Book Sys-

5. Press

6. Press

ON/OFF

.

tem, if needed.

If the screen is still blank, check the batteries.

CARD

.

or to highlight the appropriate digi-

tal book symbol.

7. Press

ENTER

.

✓ Resuming Where You Left Off

While using this digital book, you can turn off the
Digital Book System at any time. When you turn
the Digital Book System on again, you return to
the screen that you last viewed.

6

Changing the Language

Y ou can use this digital book in the Hebrew/English
mode or in the English only mode. When you select

English only

sages and other messages are in English only.
NOTE: The examples in the English half of this Us-

er’s Manual use the

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press the arrow keys to highlight the Other menu.

4. Highlight

, its dictionary entries, menus, help mes-

English only

CLEAR

.

MENU

to view the main menus.

English only

mode.

.

5. Press

ENTER

to select it.

✓ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the bottom of the screen show
which arrow keys you can press to view more.

✓ Learning English Pronunciation

To view phonetic spellings and pronunciation ex­amples of English letters, select
Other menu. Explanations of stress marks are
also provided. Press

BACK

menus.

Pron info

to return to the main

from the

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Viewing a Demonstration

Before you start using this digital book, you may
want to view a demonstration of what it can do.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Highlight

CLEAR

MENU

.

.

Demo

on the Other menu.

4. Press

5. Press

ENTER

to start the demonstration.

CLEAR

to stop the demonstration.

✓ Setting the Shutoff Time

The shutoff time is how long the Digital Book Sys­tem stays on if you forget to turn it off. To change
the shutoff time, highlight
menu and press

BACK

press

ENTER

.

Set Shutoff

on the Other

. Then select a new time or

✓ Help is at Hand

Y ou can view a help message at most screens by
pressing
the text. Press
main keys do in this digital book, select
from the Other menu.

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HELP

. Press or the DN key to read

BACK

to exit it. To view what the

Overview

Looking up English Words

The simplest way to find definition(s) of English words
and phrases is to enter them at the Entry screen.

1. Press

2. Type an English word or phrase.

CLEAR

.

To erase a letter, press

BACK

. Y ou don’t need to

type capitals or accents.

ENTER

3. Press

4. Press , the DN key, or

5. Hold

.

SPACE

to move down.

and press the DN key to view the next

entry.

CLEAR

6. Press

when done.

✓ If You Misspell an English Word

A list of corrections automatically appears. High­light a correction and then press
tions also appear when you enter a correctly
spelled word not found in this digital book.

ENTER

. Correc-

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Looking Up English Words

✓ T yping Accents

You don’t need to accent letters when you enter
English words such as

résumé

. However, if you
want to type an accent, first type the letter to be
accented and then press

or

ACNT

repeatedly

until the correct accent appears.

✓ Scanning the Entries Menu

Y ou can also scan the Entries menu to find En­glish words. First, press
word. When the word you want is highlighted,

ENTER

press

to view its entry.

MENU

. Then start typing a

✓ Understanding Dictionary Entries

Each dictionary entry contains a wealth of infor­mation. The headword, or main word of the entry ,
is in boldface, followed by a phonetic pronuncia­tion. If a headword has more than one dictionary
entry , it is numbered in superscript. Grammatical
information is presented in angle brackets (< >).
Phrases using the headword are boldfaced, and
usage examples are italicized.

✓ What Entry Am I Viewing?

At any line in a dictionary entry, you can press
to see the headword of that entry. You can also

*

?

.

press
Entries menu.

to see a highlighted headword on the

*

?

.

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T ranslating Hebrew Words

Keywords are translations of English words appearing
in this digital book. By entering a keyword in Hebrew,
you can find its English equivalent(s).

1. If not at the main menus, press

2. Highlight the Keywords menu.

3. Type a Hebrew word.

Usually you need to type only a few letters to
highlight the word you want.

4. When the word is highlighted, press

5. Hold and press the DN key repeatedly
to view the next entries matching your keyword.

MENU

.

ENTER

.

To view a previous entry, hold and press the
UP key.

6. Press

BACK

to go back to the menu.

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Finding Phrases

This digital book includes phrases to help you learn
the idiomatic uses of English words. It’s easy to find
phrases containing a certain word.

1. Press

2. Type an English word (e.g.,

3. Press

4. Highlight a phrase.

CLEAR

MORE

Or press

.

.

ENTER

and then press

run

).

MORE

.

5. Press

ENTER

.

6. Hold and press the DN key repeatedly
to view the next phrases containing the word.

BACK

7. Press

✓ Understanding sb and

to go back to the phrases.

sth

In many phrases, you will see the abbreviations
and

sth. Sb

sth

stands for

stands for the variable

something

. You can replace these

somebody

variables with any appropriate noun.

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sb

and

Finding English Inflections

This digital book includes inflections of English
nouns, verbs, modifiers, and articles.

NOTE: For some English words, you must select a
part of speech before viewing inflections.

1. Press

2. Type a word (e.g.,

3. Press

CLEAR

LIST

.

be

).

.

4. Press , the DN key, or

LIST

5. Press

repeatedly to view more inflections,

SPACE

to move down.

if any. Or hold and press the DN key.

6. Hold and press the UP key to view
a previous inflection.

✓ Getting Help With Inflections

To view detailed help messages about how and
when to use inflections, with examples, press

HELP

while viewing inflections.

13

Highlighting Words in Definitions

To learn more about an English word in a definition,
you can highlight the word and then find its
definition(s), inflections, and phrases, if any.

1. Press

2. Enter an English word (e.g.,

3. Press

CLEAR

.

security

ENTER

again to start the highlight.

).

You can turn off the highlight by pressing

4. Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.

5. Press one of these keys:
To. . . Press. . .

view its definition(s)
view its inflections
view its phrases

6. Press

BACK

to go back to the highlighted word.

ENTER

LIST

MORE

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BACK

.

Finding English Spellings

If you don’t know how to spell a word, type a ques­tion mark in place of each unknown letter or an
asterisk in place of a series of unknown letters.

1. Press

2. Type an English word with ?’s and ✻’s.

CLEAR

.

To type an asterisk, hold

3. Press

ENTER

.

SHIFT

and press

4. Highlight a matching word.

ENTER

5. Press

MORE

or

to view its definition(s)

to view its phrases, if any.

✓ Spelling Finding Tips

• Use ?’s to find lists of words. For example, to find
four-letter words beginning with a z, enter

• Use ?’s to help solve crossword puzzles and
other word games. For example, if the second

l

letter of a five-letter word is

r

, enter

?l?r?

.

and its fourth letter is

? *

z???

.

.

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Playing the Games

Selecting Word Sizes and Games

To set the difficulty of the games, select
from the Other menu and then select a word size.

Game settings

To start playing, press

GAMES

and then select a game.

Hangman

In Hangman, you have a certain number of tries (#)
to guess the mystery word (
might be in the mystery word. If you are correct, let­ters appear in place of the corresponding

To reveal a letter of the mystery word, hold

*

?

and press
press

.

. To reveal the word and end the round,

*

?

.

.

The score appears after each round. Press
continue, or press
Then press

ENTER

BACK

to select a new game or return

from a definition.

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?

). Type letters you think

?

.

SHIFT

SPACE

to define the mystery word.

to

Playing the Games

Flashcards

Flashcards flashes words on the screen for you to
define or study. If you want to view the definitions of
a word, press

ENTER

. Press

Flashcards. If you do not want to find the definition,

SPACE

press

to view another word.

Word T rain

All aboard the Word Train! You and the train take
turns typing letters to form a word. Whoever types
the last letter of the word wins.

BACK

to return to

™

To view the set of letters that you can type at a turn,

*

?

SHIFT

hold

and press

end the round, press

SPACE

Press
Then press

to continue or

BACK

.

. To reveal the word and

*

?

.

.

ENTER

for the definition.

to return to Word T rain.

✓ Getting Help With the Games

Y ou can read help messages about a game by
pressing
game, press

HELP

while playing it. To return to the

BACK

.

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Sending Words Between Books

This digital book can send and receive words to and
from certain other digital books. To learn if another
digital book can send and receive words, read its
User’s Manual.

NOTE: You must have more than one digital book in­stalled in your Digital Book System before following
these steps.

1. Highlight a word in the sending digital book.

CARD

2. Press

plus

3. Highlight another digital book symbol.

ENTER

4. Press

.

The word that you highlighted appears in the
initial screen of the receiving digital book.

5. Press

ENTER

again.

The receiving digital book searches for the word.
If it is found, you can view text.

6. To return to the sending digital book,
press

plus

symbol.

.

CARD

and then select its

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Digital Book System

®

Resetting the Digital Book System

CLEAR

CLEAR

while

and then

To reset the Digital Book System, hold
pressing

ON/OFF

. Or press the recessed reset button
on the back of the Digital Book System. (Read its Ba­sic Operating Guide for details.)

WARNING: Resetting the Digital Book System may
permanently erase information, such as notes, that
you have entered in the installed digital books.

NOTE: If the keyboard fails to respond or the screen
performs erratically, you can press

ON/OFF

press

rather than resetting the Digital Book

System. If nothing happens, then reset.

Protecting and Cleaning

• Do not touch the metal contacts on the back of digi-

tal books or the rubber contacts on the Digital Book
System with statically charged objects. Statically
charged objects may erase information that you en­tered in the digital books.

• Do not put excessive weight on digital books or the

Digital Book System or expose them to extreme or
prolonged heat, cold, or other adverse conditions.

• To clean digital books, apply isopropyl alcohol with

a cotton swab. To clean the Digital Book System,
apply a mild household cleaner with a soft cloth.
CAUTION: Spraying liquids on digital books or the
Digital Book System may damage them.

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Digital Book System

Replacing the Batteries

DBS-1 and DBS-2 models use four 3-volt, CR2032
lithium batteries. DBS-2D models use four 1.5-volt,
AA batteries.

1. Have new batteries ready.

2. T urn the Digital Book System off.

3. Slide the battery cover off the back.

4. Remove all the batteries.

5. Place new batteries in the cavities,
with their pluses oriented correctly.

In the DBS-1 and DBS-2, the pluses should face you.

6. Replace the battery cover.

✓ Battery Precautions

When you replace batteries, follow these precau­tions to avoid erasing information in any installed
digital books.

• Replace the batteries before they lose all power.

• Once batteries have been removed,
install new ones within two minutes.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Never remove batteries while the Digital Book
System is on.

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Specifications

Model IC-135

• English headwords and phrases • Hebrew keywords

• AlphaSearch, word search, and Pick mode

• Phrase lists, English inflections, and grammar help

• English only and Hebrew-English modes

• Accent input at Entry screen

• Adjustable message language & shutoff time

• SpellBlaster II™ automatic spelling correction and
MatchMaker™ letter-finding keys

• Games with word size settings

• Sending/receiving words to/from other digital books

• Context-sensitive help, overview, and self-demo

• Auto-resume feature • English pronunciation information

• Size: 2-1/4” x 1-1/4” x 1/4” • Weight: 0.3 oz.

Customer Service

If you have a problem with this digital book, refer to the limited
warranty information. If you purchased this digital book outside
the United States, contact the place of purchase to obtain war­ranty or repair information.

Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, & ISBN

© 1994 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
Mt. Holly, N.J., 08060 U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Oxford Student’s Dictionary of Current English

© Oxford University Press, 1978, 1988.
Digital Book System is a registered trademark of Franklin. Match­Maker, SpellBlaster II, and W ord T rain are trademarks of Franklin.
Patents: 5,113,340; 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 5,218,536;
4,891,775; 5,229,936; 5,295,070. Euro. Pat. 0 136 379.
Patents Pending. ISBN: 1-56712-091-1.

Hebrew Editorial Team

Editor: Raphael Gefen.
Consultant: Dr. Yael Bejarano.
Translators: Quality T ranslations–translation services of the
Manpower Group; also participated: Miriam Sheps.

, 2nd Ed.

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